Chapter 47 Night Fishing

Xu Zhiyan, who had no idea that there was a pervert waiting for him underwater, was conscientiously writing and drawing on the notebook to improve the plan.

Jinsheng finally recovered. After taking off Xiaoyi's flight suit, he told him what he saw during the flight.

With the advantage of being at high altitude, you can indeed see more than walking on the road, and it is also safer.

"Everyone is building ships. Several groups want to build big ships and have started to cooperate. Jiang Huaique is still a lone wolf and acts alone. I think he may know that he has offended someone and is afraid of implicating others." He expressed his guess.

This mission currently does not divide players into camps, and everyone’s mission is the same.

“But it’s not all harmonious pictures.”

Jin Sheng thought of the view of the wider area from mid-air, and felt a sense of empathy.

"Some players were used as 'bait'."

The hunger situation at night was too terrible, so players had to find ways to get food. Some of them were so hungry that physical conflicts occurred.

"Looking at the bloodstains, it should be around midnight. Someone was killed near the dam. Now only a skeleton is left."

Jin Sheng sighed.

Outside the dam is a cliff, and due to the height difference, the charming scenery in the distance can be seen at a glance.

The scene with the corpses was indeed a bit horrifying.

The blood of dead players attracted schools of fish and let surrounding players know that only by using human blood and flesh as bait can they truly catch fish and sustain their lives.

Fish eat people, people eat fish.

A strange closed loop emerged.

But even if the players are dissatisfied, they still have two options to choose from: eat fish or die.

"I think if this continues, the skeleton will be thrown into the water and used for fishing." After Jin Sheng said this, he touched Xiaoyi's dog head with mixed feelings.

Xu Zhiyan listened to the whole process and nodded expressionlessly.

This fishing dungeon is indeed much more dangerous than imagined. In addition to the inexplicable monsters in the water, the players are now also maintaining a precarious balance.

When a player creates a larger and stronger fishing boat, but does not have a high enough military force to protect their creation, looting will occur.

Not to mention the setting, where delicious fish can only be caught on the shore using human flesh.

Kill others just to keep yourself alive.

All irrational operations seem to have an excuse and become more serious.

However, Xu Zhiyan currently has more difficult things to do.

He shook the book in his hand and said to Jin Sheng, "Our skills are still not that good. With my sewing skills, you can probably only stay in the air for an hour and a half."

Jin Sheng recalled the sound of cotton thread breaking in his ears when he was flying in the air, and nodded frantically.

"I think if you go up, you should be able to fly longer." He suggested sincerely.

Xu Zhiyan has thin arms and legs, and is more suitable for riding this flying device in terms of both size and weight.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhiyan refused without even thinking about it.

"First of all, I'm afraid of dogs."

"Secondly, it's kind of stupid to sit on."

Perhaps because he had become so familiar with his teammates, he didn't even bother to make excuses.

Jin Sheng stood there in a daze, and the entire live broadcast room burst into laughter.

【Dog Master: ???】

[Hahahaha, how come Xiao Baiwan is so fat! Did he know that sitting on this thing is stupid? ]

[Not only does he know, he also seems to know it very clearly! ]

[Hahaha, I am dying of laughter. I used to think that Xiao Baiwan was good-looking but had poor aesthetic taste. Now I see that is not the case! ]

[On the upper floor! He is usually very serious and fools others by saying that he is not ugly, but in fact he knows everything! ]

[I thought that the dog master was naturally good at restraining Xiao Baiwan, but today he was defeated! ]

Fortunately, Jinsheng doesn’t care much about appearance.

If this dog flying machine can be made well, it will indeed be safer and more reliable than a ship.

Tasks can be shared between teammates. Two people can work together to complete eight side tasks, which will be enough to start the next chapter of the main storyline.

Just like that, the duo, who had always cooperated well, did not have any disagreements on this matter and happily decided on the task allocation.

It was almost noon when Xu Zhiyan finally finished modifying the drawings.

He didn't choose to do it himself again.

I just sewed a tattered dog vest this morning and all ten of my fingers are almost pierced through.

He completely accepted the fact that his hands were not suitable for manual work.

"Let's go! Let's catch the male mother... ahem, Jiang Huai Partridge." Xu Zhiyan said, pointing across the lake.

Jin Sheng's face changed drastically. He sighed anxiously while packing up, "Will he get chopped if he goes now? He should have found out about what happened to him yesterday, right?"

"It's not a big problem." Xu Zhiyan was very confident.

Jiang Huaiqu was a lone wolf, without any teammates to help him search for information. He had to complete all the tasks by himself, so it was difficult for him to spare any time to think about what happened yesterday.

The two chose the road with the least people, packed up the important supplies for the camp, and set off under the scorching midday sun.

However, before they reached Jiang Huai Que's lightning-struck tree camp, they saw players around them hurriedly moving to other places, carrying bags like them, as if they wanted to stay away from the lightning-struck tree.

Xu Zhiyan inexplicably had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, before the two of them reached the outskirts of the lightning-struck area, they saw thick smoke coming out of Jiang Huai Que's camp from afar. In addition to Jiang Huai Que, there were several other players.

"It's Zhuo Yong." Jin Sheng has good eyesight and recognized him at the first sight.

Night fishing starts at night. Assuming that Zhuo Yong's teammates have successfully obtained human flesh and caught delicious fish, then the current time point when there is no need to worry about food and there are no other tasks is particularly suitable for settling personal grudges.

"Are we still going?"

Jinsheng is not the kind of player who likes to have violent conflicts with others. He has a relatively docile personality. When faced with such a situation where he can choose not to do it, he will inevitably retreat.

Thinking that his teammates were still unclear about the conflict between the two, Jin Sheng quickly explained it.

It turns out that Jiang Huaique was not a lone wolf like he is now. He had a sister. After the two entered the game together, they formed a team. Among them, Jiang Huaique was outstandingly talented, while his sister was relatively ordinary.

Two months ago, Jiang Huaiqie received an invitation from a boss who was about to form a trade union because of his good performance. He proposed to join with his sister, but was rejected.

Just when he thought the matter was over, his sister was accidentally killed by a player during a dungeon operation.

Although he was sad at first, he didn't think much about it.

Until he got invited again.

Jiang Huaique realized that his sister's death might not be an accident.

He spent a month investigating the player who accidentally killed his sister, and indeed found the problem.

That player is a subordinate of the boss who is currently ranked first in the points ranking, and the invitation letter he received happened to be from the union that this boss was about to apply to form.

Now the truth was out, and he killed the man on the spot.

The person he killed happened to be Zhuo Yong's teammate. The two had agreed to join the same union together, and thus a grudge was formed.

"To sum up, I think we should retreat first."

Jin Sheng didn't hate Jiang Huaique, but he felt he couldn't beat Zhuo Yong, so he suggested leaving.

Xu Zhiyan is just the opposite!

He shook his head and signaled Jin Sheng to throw the gift on the ground and wait there.

He adjusted his collar and made sure that there was nothing wrong with his clothes and the smile on his face before he took out the white snake from his bag and let it wrap around his shoulders.

"If someone glares at me later, you can be mean to him, but don't really bite him." He touched the snake's head and started to make a big promise.

"Do your best and I'll catch you some fish this afternoon."

The big white snake nodded with tears in his eyes.

Although the abominable human in front of him had drawn this cake many times, what could he do? Now he was regretting why he had to understand human nature!

Isn't it good to be a simple, happy and stupid snake?

Jin Sheng was puzzled, as if he didn't understand why he brought a snake, and couldn't help asking: "Why bring a snake? If you want a bodyguard, it would be better to bring Xiaoyi."

This ordinary snake that can only shed tears seems to have no attack power!

“Woof woof.”

Xiaoyi also flew up at the right time and echoed his master.

After hearing this, the disgusted snake's expression became even gloomier.

Seeing the main pet showing an expression of "take this.jpg" at the same time, Xu Zhiyan's mouth twitched and explained: "I'm not really going to fight."

You definitely can't beat him.

But if you want to negotiate, of course you need a pet with momentum.

After saying that, he took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and slowly walked towards the center of the storm with the big white snake.

The camp, which had been cleaned up to be suitable for long-term human habitation, was being ruthlessly smashed and burned. As soon as he approached, he smelled a bloody smell.

Jiang Huaique knelt upright on the ground, blood constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth.

His weapon, a scythe, was used as a skewer and pierced through his right leg behind the knee, pinning him to the ground in a kneeling position, unable to move.

There were three or four people standing scattered around him.

The short-haired man in the lead was wearing a fur-collared jacket, holding a cigarette in his hand, and standing right in front of Jiang Huaique.

If nothing unexpected happens, this person should be Zhuo Yong, whom Jin Sheng has mentioned many times.

Before Xu Zhiyan got close enough, he heard Zhuo Yong speak.

"I don't want to waste time talking to you. If I apologize, you will die faster. If I don't apologize, you will die more painfully."

"Bah, you... a bunch of idiots, you still want your father to apologize?" Although Jiang Huaique was kneeling, his momentum was undiminished. When he killed the man, he had expected this day to come.

However, being beaten so badly was still a bit unexpected, and he secretly despised himself in his heart.

"...Don't you understand the current situation? Never mind. I'm going to kill you sooner or later anyway." Zhuo Yong looked impatient.

He didn't want to avenge his teammates so much, but he had to kill Jiang Huaique.

No matter if it is to protect the face of that person as a "subordinate" or for the external image that one has built up over a long period of time.

Suddenly, he heard his teammates shouting towards the outskirts of the camp.

"Who? Who's there?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, Zhuo Yong saw a young man in a white shirt and a thin jacket, with a snake on his shoulder, walking out from the shadow under the tree.

His handsome face and teardrop mole that sparkles in the sunlight both mark his identity.

After Xu Zhiyan approached, he stood a few steps away from the group of people who were in confrontation.

"What a miserable state." He glanced at Jiang Huaique, who was kneeling on the ground with his right leg obviously disabled, and spoke lightly.

"What are you doing here?" Jiang Huaique was stunned and subconsciously cursed and drove the other party away.

"Get lost! It's not your place to meddle in my affairs."

Xu Zhiyan paused, and couldn't help but applaud Jiang Huaique. She was worthy of being labeled as the sharp-tongued male mother. Her skill in chasing people away was first-rate. If she hadn't planned to catch him and do something, he would have run away immediately.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss—”

The big white snake received the glaring signal and barked angrily at Jiang Huai Que a few times.

Jiang Huaique didn't know whether he was frightened or had run out of strength. After spitting out two mouthfuls of blood, he stopped talking.

Zhuo Yong was very polite to Xu Zhiyan.

He even put out his cigarette before speaking, "Xu Zhiyan, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. If you need me for something, you can wait for me on the side."

"...Mr. Zhuo is really confident, but I'm not here to see you this time." Xu Zhiyan smiled and pointed at Jiang Huaique, and spoke straight to the point.

"I want to protect him. Name your price."

There was no point in fooling around with the other party's situation, and he would never waste time on things that had no room for maneuver.

His popularity is his best weapon.

“…”

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.

Even the people in the live broadcast room did not expect that Xu Zhiyan would spend money so directly to save Jiang Huaique.

[Nimma! What kind of bossy line is this! ]

[Fuck, I actually think Xiao Baiwan is kind of cool! ]

[Hey, have you all forgotten who Zhuo, eh, is working for? ]

【Be careful with your words and actions! 】

[But... wow, is this what it feels like to be rich? I'm really envious! ]

[Wow, wow, wow me too! Ah, how much does it cost to exchange for a life? It seems like there is a price all of a sudden! ]

Zhuo Yong also didn't expect Xu Zhiyan to use points to buy his life.

He took out another cigarette a little anxiously, and took the lighter handed to him by his teammate.

After taking a deep breath, Zhuo Yong opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.

To him, Xu Zhiyan is more than just a player.

More importantly, there is the mysterious [Anonymous] standing behind the other party. He is here to kill Jiang Huaique just to show his value to the one on the leaderboard.

What's more, he is different from Xu Zhiyan.

He really relied on his strength to overcome all obstacles and became the top of the potential list, only then was he noticed and obtained valuable resources.

But the young man in front of him was a player who was trained as a seed before he even entered the game. In the first round alone, he earned nine million points for the person behind him. If he were the anonymous person, he would also treat this person as an eyeball.

Xu Zhiyan saw the other party's dilemma.

This kind of part involving interests and relationships is his favorite content. Next, he hopes to use "making friends" to offset Jiang Huaique's life.

However, considering that Zhuo Yong needs to maintain his reputation, he still needs a bargaining chip that the other party cannot refuse.

"Those big shots probably know each other."

“I think we’re very similar.”

"There's no need to cause any unpleasantness because of this person's life."

After he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Huaique was about to make another suicidal statement, so he glared at him fiercely. After making sure that he had shut up, he turned his gaze back to Zhuo Yong.

Xu Zhiyan walked past Zhuo Yong's group of followers, came to Zhuo Yong and hooked his finger.

Tsk, I wanted to lie down and whisper in his ear, but how come this guy is so fucking tall? Did they all grow up on hormones?

Zhuo Yong understood and lowered his head to listen.

"The person behind me was impressed by his abilities. Since we are all working for others, there is no need to make things unpleasant. What's more, those two people seem to know each other..." Xu Zhiyan made up a story.

He could guess that Zhuo Yong killed Jiang Huaique in order to show himself off to the top brother on the list.

After all, this sharp-tongued mother revealed everything at once, making the bosses embarrassed.

Xu Zhiyan pondered that the identity of the person behind him had long been speculated upon and it was difficult to tell the truth from the false. Instead of saying that there was no such person, he might as well just accept it.

Hearing this, Zhuo Yong nodded.

Just when Xu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say "Let's just consider it as making friends", the other party offered a price that was neither high nor low, but it broke his heart.

"50,000 points, I won't kill him."

Zhuo Yong didn't dare to ask for more. He even felt that asking for 50,000 was already a great honor.

Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then returned to normal.

"OK."

He said yes, but his heart was bleeding.

But in order to maintain his own image, he had to transfer the money immediately.

The points transaction between players was not complicated. A few minutes later, Zhuo Yong took his people away. Before leaving, he chatted with Xu Zhiyan for a few more words, saying that they could cooperate if there was a need in the copy.

After a group of people left and only two people were left in the camp, Xu Zhiyan waved at Jin Sheng in the distance, signaling him to come over.

Jiang Huaique was still kneeling on the ground; his right leg was disabled and he couldn't get up.

He stared at Xu Zhiyan with a complicated expression.

Originally, he thought that the other party was just like him, one of the people who suffered persecution. But when he saw Zhuo Yong’s reaction just now, he realized it belatedly - damn, I was fooled!

But the other party just saved his life...

Jin Sheng rushed over and hurriedly helped Jiang Huaique treat his wounds. Neither of them said another word.

"Hiss, it hurts just looking at it. I feel like your leg is gone in this copy. Just keep it like this." Jin Sheng took out the prepared medicine and gave emergency treatment.

He also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him, but his hands were covered in blood and he didn't dare to ask.

Only after he had finally treated Jiang Huaique's wound did he call Xu Zhiyan to look after the wounded while he was dealing with his things, leaving space for the two to talk.

Jiang Huaique, who had lost too much blood, lay on the ground, one of his legs tied up like a dumpling by Jin Sheng, and he had almost completely lost the ability to move.

He looked at the silent young man beside him and started to imagine again.

Why did the other party become so silent after Zhuo Yong left? Would saving him cause some conflict between Xu Zhiyan and the big boss behind him?

He thought again of what the other person said last night, and it seemed to be true. Otherwise, why would he be so scared now...

But before Jiang Huaiqie could finish his thoughts, he heard the young man next to him speak in a very sad tone.

“It’s too expensive and over budget.”

"Huh?" Jiang Huaique was confused.

Xu Zhiyan sighed, unable to recover from the sadness of wasting fifty thousand points...

Fifty thousand, that was the only amount of money he could use, fifty thousand! He was about to faint, he really wanted to go to Zhuo Yong with Jiang Huaique's head to exchange for money!

He pinched his solar plexus and calculated over and over in his mind.

"You have to at least make me a profit of 200,000 points to make up for my loss of 50,000 points." Xu Zhiyan stared at Jiang Huaique with increasingly fiery eyes, and began to think about the other party's usefulness in his heart like he was developing Xiaoyi.

Jiang Huaique was confused. What do you mean two hundred thousand?

Then it dawned on him.

Even the worst capitalist only needs 300%, why does this one want four times as much!

When Jin Sheng came back, he heard his teammates, who had been silent just a moment ago, quarreling.

"I'm a patient, and you want me to work now? Are you still a human being? Xu Baopi, you are not a human being!" This is Jiang Huaique, who was weak despite his anger.

"What else?"

Xu Zhiyan's voice was cold and indifferent.

"You don't really think you're worth 50,000 points, do you? Sew now!"

"Sew your uncle's head! Do you really think I'm your mother? And you're sewing a dog vest?"

"Do you still want to finish the copy? Your bad temper may mean you are sick. Do you want to see a doctor after finishing the copy?" As a person who makes a living by talking, Xu Zhiyan did not show weakness and launched a verbal attack.

But who knew that Jiang Huaique would answer with a sneer.

"I've seen a doctor a long time ago, and he said I'm not sick, I just have a low quality of life."

"?"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Jin Sheng couldn't help laughing and tried to persuade them.

“Everyone seems to be getting along very well.”

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was retorted by the two of them in unison.

"Which eye of yours saw that we have a good relationship?"

“Is it true that anyone can get along well with someone who has a foul mouth?”

“…”

However, despite saying this, Xu Zhiyan still gave Jiang Huaique the potion to allow him to rest for a while longer.

In the evening, Jiang Huai Que returned the favor and had also sewed a new dog vest.

The new vest is both form-fitting and beautiful. The maker is so ingenious that he even sewed a bone hook on each side to hold a fish guard.

Looking at the dense and fine stitches, Jin Sheng couldn't help but sigh.

There is no harm without comparison. Looking at it this way, the dog vest I wore in the morning really looked like it was scratched by a cat.

The sky gradually darkened.

Night fishing is about to begin.

Jinsheng and Xiaoyi were ready to go, carrying the hopes of the whole team, and flew to the center of the reservoir in the night, fishing gear in hand.

Once again, only Xu Zhiyan and Jiang Huaique were left on the shore.

Probably because they had quarreled enough in the afternoon, Jiang Huaique lay down beside the campfire, turned his back and asked in a low voice.

“Why did you choose me?”

With Xu Zhiyan's reputation and the preferential treatment he gives to his teammates, there must be many people who want to find players who are better than himself. At worst, the big guys behind the other team can also select one or two on his behalf.

"Because your cooking is delicious." Xu Zhiyan answered honestly.

"……Grass."

Okay, Jiang Huaique thought.

Bright lights continued to appear in the middle of the water, which should be the players' ships.

Xu Zhiyan stood up and walked to the shore, staring at the abnormally rippling water ripples, frowning and saying, "I really don't want to go into the water. It would be great if the things in the water could jump up by themselves."

"You're dreaming. I'm sending myself to do a mission for you...?" Jiang Huaique's words got stuck in his throat halfway through.

Because from his perspective, he saw that there was really something on the water surface in front of Xu Zhiyan, breaking through the water and thrown into... the sky?

“Pah—”

A poor fish flew from the water to the sky, then fell to the ground, and was torn into pieces, a bloody mess. Only its wide-open eyes indicated that it died with its eyes open.

Xu Zhiyan was stunned, picked up Jiang Huaique's weapon, the sickle, and retreated cautiously.

"There is an enemy attack. Something in the water seems to be challenging us."

Under the water, the half-snake god who had just fulfilled the human's wish felt that something was not right when he heard these words.

But it really missed this person so much that it couldn't help but want to leave the water right now.

But the water surface always has a certain suppression on him...it's the rules.

The half-snake god swung his tail, thinking of his body that had not yet fully merged under the water. His desire to regain his power had never been so strong.

It took one last look at the people on the shore and swam to the bottom of the lake.